"The Tyrant They Created"

Recap:

Kael Vire has made it through the System Audit, fending off an attack from the Auditor Prime and unlocking a Domain Override that set off Tier-Null Chaos. While he may have won this battle, Kael understands that the real war is just beginning. Now, the mysterious figure lurking in the shadows—the Chainbreaker—finally steps into the light.

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Somewhere, in a forgotten vault where time stands still, seven bells chimed.

Each bell signified a rebellion that had been crushed.

Each sound echoed a memory that the System had wiped away.

Until now.

A Sovereign had emerged from an Audit.

The Chainbreaker opened its eyes.

> "It is time."

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The realm it entered was not Draewyn.

It was the space between Systems.

A formless void, driven only by will.

The Chainbreaker moved through it with ease.

Every step unraveled the threads of logic.

Laws twisted.

Constants fell apart.

And on its skin, ancient codes flickered like scars.

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[Status: Chainbreaker – Tier: Undefined]

[Class: Lawless Sovereign]

[Prime Trait: Annulling Will – Can erase system mechanics in proximity]

[Unique Ability: Crownless Ascension – Immune to Audit, Edict, and Domain suppression]

[Target of Observation: Kael Vire]

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Back in the Hollow Market, Kael found himself unable to sleep.

Something deep within him was howling.

Ninefold flickered before him.

"There's a... frequency building in the System Mesh."

"From where?" Kael inquired.

"Everywhere."

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That night, a rift tore open above Draewyn.

Not a portal.

A *tear*.

And through it stepped the one without a name.

The Chainbreaker didn't announce itself.

It simply emerged.

The Hollow Crown dimmed.

Kael felt it immediately.

"I know you," he murmured.

The Chainbreaker grinned.

"You *will*."

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[Emergency Notification: System Degradation Imminent]

[Sovereign Contingency Act Redacted // All Tier-I protocols collapsing]

[WARNING: CHAOS-TIER ENTITY ENTERING SYSTEM]

The world held its breath.

The stars flickered.

And Sovereigns throughout the realm fell to their knees—unbidden, unaware.

All except one.

Kael Vire stood tall.

The Chainbreaker gazed at him through the fractured sky.

> "You passed the first test."

> "Now burn with the rest."

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End of Chapter 14